Independent analysis of City of Chicago recordsData through Sep. 15, 2026
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Calumet Heights permit processing times

For 1,129 issued permits in Calumet Heights, the median processing time was 0 days; 75% were issued within 9 days.

Source: City of Chicago Building Permits · Issued-permit cohort · Updated Sep. 16, 2026

Records checked1,1292021–Sep. 15, 2026

The short answer

For Calumet Heights permit processing times, 1,129 issued permit records show a median processing time of 0 days; 75% were issued within 9 days and 90% within 35 days, covering January 2021 through September 15, 2026.

Typical wait0 daysmedian issued permit
Usually within9 days75% of records
Long-wait edge35 days90% of records
Evidence1,129issued permits

The median was unchanged from the previous 12 months.

Calumet Heights permit processing times: wait distribution

For Calumet Heights permit processing times, 1,129 issued permits are distributed across five elapsed-time bands from same-day issuance through waits of 91 days or longer.

Same day
52.3%
1–7 days
20.5%
8–30 days
16.4%
31–90 days
6.3%
91+ days
4.6%

Change over time

Calumet Heights permit processing times: annual permit timing

Calumet Heights permit processing times has 6 publishable issue-year cohorts spanning 2021–2026, representing 1,129 issued records in the annual table.

Issue yearRecordsMedian75th percentile90th percentile
20212090 days4 days26 days
20222320 days8.5 days29 days
20231810 days12 days30 days
20241752 days13 days39 days
20252122 days10 days58 days
2026*1201 day8 days15 days

*2026 is partial through Sep. 15. Year labels use the permit issue date, not the application date.

Context

Calumet Heights permit processing times: Nearby points in the citywide timing distribution

Calumet Heights permit processing times has 1,129 issued records, a 0 days median, and a 9 days 75th-percentile wait in this release.

ReportMedian75% withinRecords
Armour Square0 days17 days755
Avalon Park0 days11 days1,045
Calumet Heights0 days9 days1,129
Chicago Lawn0 days12 days2,383
Dunning0 days9 days1,934
East Side0 days8 days823
Edison Park0 days18 days735
Forest Glen0 days17 days1,297

More Calumet Heights permit processing times comparisons

The Calumet Heights permit processing times cohort contains 1,129 issued records; related links retain separate location and permit-category cohorts.

Express Permit Program 0 daysEasy Permit Process 0 daysRenovation & Alteration 36 daysSigns 4 days